After mapping out the target company's software stack and email naming conventions, a red-team operator generates a malicious Excel spreadsheet containing a custom payload but has not yet sent the file to anyone. According to Lockheed Martin's Cyber Kill Chain, which phase is the operator currently performing?
In the Cyber Kill Chain, creating a weaponized file that combines an exploit with a deliverable payload occurs in the Weaponization phase. Reconnaissance precedes this step and focuses only on gathering information. Delivery happens when the crafted file is transmitted to the victim. Exploitation begins when the victim opens the file and the embedded code triggers. Therefore, preparing the booby-trapped Excel document without sending it is Weaponization.
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